Putin defiant in face of new EU arms sanctions
Moscow (AFP) July 28, 2014 -
President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged Russia's defence industry to swiftly cut imports as the EU looks set to impose a ban on the sale of weapons and technology over Ukraine.
Putin said that Russia's arms industry is "definitely" capable of producing everything the country needs at a meeting on how to combat the sanctions at his residence outside Moscow.
Russia will focus "on speeding ...
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Facebook profit story pushes shares to new high
San Francisco (AFP) July 24, 2014 -
Facebook shares on Wednesday soared to a new high on word that the social network's quarterly profit and user numbers jumped as it thrives in a world gone mobile.
Net income leapt to $791 million during the three months ended June 30 in a 138 percent increase from the $333 million made during the same period a year earlier, the world's biggest social network said.
"We had a good second q ...
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Fukushima monkeys show possible 'effects of radiation'
Paris (AFP) July 24, 2014 -
Monkeys near the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant have lower blood cell counts than cousins living further away, possibly because of radiation exposure, a study said Thursday.
A Japanese research team wrote in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that although they could not prove the link, the blood levels "might likely be the result of exposure to some form of radioactive material". ...
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Stanford study shows how to power California with wind, water and sun
By Rob Jordan -
Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2014
Imagine a smog-free Los Angeles, where electric cars ply silent freeways, solar panels blanket rooftops and power plants run on heat from beneath the earth, from howling winds and from the blazing desert sun. A new Stanford study finds that it is technically and economically feasible to convert California's all-purpose energy infrastructure to one powered by clean ...
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SPN Partners With Komeri For 12MW Solar System Atop 14 Facilities
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 25, 2014 -
Solar Power Network Japan and Komeri have announced a partnership to develop 12 MW of rooftop solar power across 14 buildings owned by Komeri. SPN will design, build and operate the facilities. The systems will be grid connected with contracts under Japan's Feed-In Tariff system and all the electricity they generate will be sold under this scheme.
The total output of the solar power system ...
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Playstation and Xbox butt heads at Hong Kong games fair
Hong Kong (AFP) July 25, 2014 -
Fans dressed as Transformers, Iron Man and Jedi knights were among thousands at the first day of Hong Kong's comic and games expo Friday, where Xbox and Playstation went head-to-head with their new consoles.
The Ani-Com show at the city's harbourside convention centre is one of the biggest of its kind in Asia and was packed with teenagers, many of them in coloured wigs and costumes mimicking ...
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China approves three private banks: regulator
Shanghai (AFP) July 25, 2014 -
China has approved the setting up of three private banks, including one by Internet giant Tencent, the industry regulator said Friday, in a long-awaited economic reform aimed at bringing competition to state banking giants.
Previously, China had just two privately-owned banks, Minsheng Bank and Ping An Bank, according to state media.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said it ...
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